A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Solidago hispida has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens5
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections4
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK1★rbcL2★rbcLa★ITS1★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualSolidago hispida carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size1 026 900 000 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Solidago hispida1.03 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. 1985. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae tribe Astereae. Rhodora 87: 517–527.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C. & J. G. Chmielewski. 1987. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. II. Additional counts. Rhodora 89: 319–325.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C., G. S. Ringius, C. Leeder & G. Morton. 1984. Chromosome numbers of goldenrods, Euthamia and Solidago (Compositae: Astereae). II. Additional counts with comments on cytogeography. Brittonia 36(3): 280–292 [erratum 37: 121].
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C., J. Zhang & C. Xiang. 1993. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. V. Eastern North American taxa. Rhodora 95: 234–253.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — GERVAIS, C., R. Trahan & J. Gagnon. 1999. IOPB chromosome data 14. Newslett. Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. (Oslo) 30: 10–15.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Semple, J. C., J. G. Chmielewski & C. Xiang. 1992. Chromosome number determinations in fam. Compositae, tribe Astereae. IV. Additional reports and comments on the cytogeography and status of some species of Aster and Solidago. Rhodora 94: 48–62.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — BEAUDRY, J.R. 1969. Etudes sur les Solidago L. IX. Une liste de nombres chromosomiques des taxons du genre Solidago et de certains genres voisins. Naturaliste Canad. 96: 103-114.
CCDB · eflora
CCDB · Cave1959 — Beaudry & Chabot 1959
n 91×CCDB · Cave1959
CCDB · Cave1959 — Beaudry & Chabot 1959
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 689≤1 km 119≤10 km 42>10 km 93
943 georeferenced · 362 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 305
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy49% within 1 km
≤100 m 45≤1 km 249≤10 km 280>10 km 31
605 georeferenced · 847 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 452
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions51 of 78 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
St. Paul, US
187
Québec, CA
183
Université Lavallocation not on record
113
Bronx, US
105
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
97
Chicago, US
88
Ann Arbor, US
83
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
71
WINlocation not on record
38
Bloomington, US
34
Montréal, CA
34
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
33
Toronto, CA
30
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
27
Philadelphia, US
23
Green Bay, US
19
Vancouver, CA
19
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
17
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
17
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
17
Saint Louis, US
16
Jackson, US
13
Saint John, CA
13
Madison, US
13
University of Wisconsinlocation not on record
11
Logan, US
10
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
9
New Haven, US
9
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
9
Fayetteville, US
8
Burlington, US
7
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
7
Chapel Hill, US
5
College Park, US
5
Bangkok, TH
5
Stockholm, SE
5
Ypsilanti, US
4
Moscow, US
3
Philadelphia, US
3
GAlocation not on record
3
Whitehorse, CA
3
Johnson City, US
3
Pittsburg, US
3
Millersville, US
3
Norfolk, US
3
Little Rock, US
3
Longwood Universitylocation not on record
3
Emporia, US
3
Tuscaloosa, US
2
BAYLUlocation not on record
2
Science Museum of Minnesotalocation not on record
2
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
2
MAlocation not on record
1
Hudson, US
1
Clemson, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
Keene State Universitylocation not on record
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
Davenport, US
1
Provo, US
1
Dekalb, US
1
Wellington, NZ
1
Paris, FR
1
McGill University, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Taipei, TW
1
Memorial University of Newfoundlandlocation not on record
1
Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record
1
Students On Ice Foundationlocation not on record
1
Phoenix, US
1
Knoxville, US
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
Minia, EG
1
Whitewater, US
1
Durham, US
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
1
Fort Worth, US
1
Williamsburg, US
1
78 institutions · 1 451 of 1 452 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA4 detections
Where the DNA of Solidago hispida was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found4
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 4 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median15.1 °C 15.1–15.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter30.4 °C
Max temp (day)19.9 °C
Min temp (night)11.6 °C
Precipitation94.2 mm/mo
Air humidity59.2 %
Moisture balance4.70 mm/mo
Vapour deficit701 Pa
Wind speed3.70 m/s
Cloud cover58.4 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 758 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics5 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗